The CUNY Macaulay Honors College Essay prompts are now available. If you will apply next fall, you may want to get drafts going over the summer; this fall the Macaulay deadline will be earlier than in the past (November 16).
You can read about the full application process here.
OUR ESSAY PROMPTS HAVE BEEN POSTED!
The application for the Macaulay Class of 2026 won't open until September 1, but the prompts are available now for rising seniors.
As part of the Macaulay application to the class of 2026, we require that studemts submit two pieces of writing: an ESSAY and a second WRITING SAMPLE. Each should be around 500 words long. Word counts may be slightly over or under, within reason.
ESSAY PROMPT: Describe an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
WRITING SAMPLE PROMPT: Write on a topic of your choice. It may be something you have already written, something that addressed a different prompt (such as another college essay or academic assignment), or may be an essay of your own design.
In selecting your writing sample, students should consider that:
